Privacy Policy
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE.
We understand that your privacy while using our Site is important, especially when conducting business or providing sensitive personal information. This notice will govern our Privacy Policy for users of this or any other SKILLS R US website, whether or not a transaction of any sort is conducted while visiting.
Your Personal Information
The information we learn from customers helps us to personalize and continually improve our customer service, while developing ways to improve your experience at SKILLS R US. Following is some of the information we gather about our users.
Information You Provide Us: When you complete a Customer Profile or other form online or communicate with us via e-mail, letter, fax or phone, we receive and store the information you’ve provided. This information is basic, including: name, addresses, phone, fax and cell phone numbers, e-mail address, interests and business information (if applicable). We use this information that you provide for such purposes as responding to your requests, communicating with you and customizing future services for you.
Third Party Vendors: In addition to collecting your information, we may have third party vendors who will also collect your information in order to provide the products and/or services you’ve requested (e.g. credit card companies or banks, fulfilment companies, call centres, suppliers, affiliates and marketing companies). In general, these companies are intermediaries acting solely to provide services related to your request. Most of these vendors have their own privacy policy to protect your information, and have access to personal information needed to perform their functions on behalf of SKILLS R US, but may not use the same for other purposes.
Are Cookies Used By SKILLS R US: We use cookies to obtain a variety of information which provides us details as to what product and information interest our visitors the most. Cookies can also be used to protect your information. If you wish to disable our cookie from obtaining this information, you can seek programs that will allow you to visit our site anonymously.
Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser. We can see what pages you click through, plus store items in your Shopping Cart between visits. The ‘Help’ portion of the toolbar on most browsers will instruct you on how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, and/or how to disable cookies altogether. Please note that disabling cookies will prevent you from using many of our services.
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer to help the website analyse how visitors use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google servers. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Information from other sources: We might receive information about you from other sources and add it to our account information. Examples may include, but not be limited to, updated delivery and address information from our carriers or other third parties, which we use to correct our records and deliver your next purchase or communication more easily; account information, purchase or redemption information, and page-view information from some merchants with which we operate co-branded businesses or for which we provide technical, fulfilment, advertising, or other services; search term and search result information from some searches conducted through the Web search features offered by certain organizations; search results and links, including paid listings (such as Sponsored Links); and credit history information from credit bureaus, which we use to help prevent and detect fraud and to offer certain credit or financial services to some customers, and information from data providers.
Does SKILLS R US Share the Information It Receives?
Simply said, no. Under no circumstances will we ever give away or sell your personal information to anyone else for any reason whatsoever, without prior written approval from yourself. Any information we gain through our use of customer polls, surveys, cookies, session tracking or anything else, is used internally and for the sole purpose of providing you better service. If you are on our mailing list and you ask us to remove you, we will immediately and will not attempt to sell on your information. As we do with our own, we respect your privacy.
Information about our customers is an important part of our business, and we are not in the business of selling it to other companies. We share customer information only as described in this statement and with subsidiaries of SKILLS R US with controls that are either subject to this Privacy Notice or follow the practice at least as protective as that described in this Notice.
How Secure Is The Information About Me?
All of our employees and partners are familiar with our security policy and practices. Your personal information is only accessible to a limited number of qualified people who are given a password in order to gain access to the information. We audit our security systems and processes on a regular basis. Sensitive information, such as credit card numbers or social security numbers, is protected by encryption protocols, in place to protect information sent over the Internet.
While we take commercially reasonable measures to maintain a secure site, electronic communications and databases are subject to errors, tampering and break-ins, and we cannot guarantee or warrant that such events will not take place and we will not be liable for any such occurrences. You will find that almost all Internet e-commerce providers make this same claim, especially if they use privacy policy templates such as this one to make known their company or organization privacy policies.
Where possible, we reveal only the last five digits of your credit card numbers when confirming an order. Of course, we transmit the entire credit card number to the appropriate credit card company during order processing. Protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer by signing off when you finish using a computer.
What Choices Do I Have?
As discussed above, you always have the choice not to provide information, even though it might be needed to make a purchase with SKILLS R US. You can add or update certain information on your Personal SKILLS R US pages at any time. If you do not want to receive e-mails or other mail from us, simply click the Preferences link at the footer of any email sent by SKILLS R US and you will be removed from our mailing list. To remove other personal information from SKILLS R US, please contact our offices. Please note that you cannot opt-out of communication pertaining to services such as making a purchase on SKILLS R US.
Conditions of Use, Notices, and Revisions
If you choose to visit SKILLS R US, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Notice and our Conditions of Use, including limitations on damages, arbitration of disputes, and application of the laws of the Republic of South Africa. If you have any concern about privacy at our site, please contact us with a thorough description, and we will try to resolve it.
Because our business changes constantly, our Privacy Notice and the Conditions of Use will change also. We may e-mail periodic reminders of our notices and conditions, unless you have instructed us not to, but you should check our Web Site frequently to see recent changes.
Unless stated otherwise, our current Privacy Notice applies to all information that we have about you and your account. We stand behind the promises we make, however, and will never materially change our policies and practices to make them less protective of customer information collected in the past without the consent of affected customers.
SKILLS R US may feature public forums where users with similar interests can share information and support one another or where users can post questions. Our communities are open to the public and should not be considered private.
Any information you share in any online community area is by design open to the public and is not private. You should think carefully before posting any personal information in any public forum. What you post can be seen, disclosed to or collected by third parties and may be used by others in ways we cannot control or predict, including to contact you for unauthorized purposes. As with any public forum on any site, the information you post may also show up in third-party search engines like Google, Yahoo, MSN, Bing etc.
Consumer Protection Act (CPA)
South African CPA laws shall supersede any SKILLS R US terms and conditions which conflict with the act or any other laws in the Republic of South Africa.
Terms and Conditions
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE.
All users of this or any other SKILLS R US website agree that access to and use of this site are subject to the following terms and conditions and other applicable law. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not use this site.
Copyright
The entire content included in this site, including but not limited to text, graphics or code is copyrighted as a collective work under the South African and other copyright laws, and is the property of SKILLS R US. You may display and, subject to any expressly stated restrictions or limitations relating to specific material, download or print portions of the material from the different areas of the site solely for your own non-commercial use, or to place an order with SKILLS R US or to purchase SKILLS R US products.
Any other use, including but not limited to the reproduction, distribution, display or transmission of the content of this site is strictly prohibited, unless authorized by SKILLS R US. You further agree not to change or delete any proprietary notices from materials downloaded from the site.
Trademarks
All trademarks, service marks and trade names of SKILLS R US used in the site are trademarks or registered trademarks of SKILLS R US.
Warranty Disclaimer
This site and the materials and products on this site are provided “as is” and without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, SKILLS R US disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. SKILLS R US does not represent or warrant that the functions contained in the site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that the defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes the site available are free of viruses or other harmful components.
SKILLS R US does not make any warrantees or representations regarding the use of the materials in this site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, adequacy, usefulness, timeliness, reliability or otherwise.
Limitation of Liability
SKILLS R US shall not be liable for any special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials on this site or the performance of the products, even if SKILLS R US has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Typographical Errors
In the event that a product is mistakenly listed on the site at an incorrect price, SKILLS R US reserves the right to refuse or cancel any orders placed for product listed at the incorrect price. SKILLS R US reserves the right to refuse or cancel any such orders whether or not the order has been confirmed and your credit card charged. If your credit card has already been charged for the purchase and your order is cancelled, SKILLS R US shall issue a credit to your credit card account in the amount of the incorrect price.
Term; Termination
These terms and conditions are applicable to you upon your accessing the site and/or completing the registration or shopping process. These terms and conditions, or any part of them, may be terminated by SKILLS R US without notice at any time, for any reason. The provisions relating to Copyrights, Trademark, Disclaimer, Limitation of Liability, Indemnification and Miscellaneous, shall survive any termination.
Notice
SKILLS R US may deliver notice to you by means of e-mail, a general notice on the site, or by other reliable method to the contact information you have provided to SKILLS R US.
Miscellaneous
Your use of this site shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the Republic of South Africa, without regard to choice of law provisions, and not by the 1980 U.N. Convention on contracts for the international sale of goods. You agree that jurisdiction over and venue in any legal proceeding directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to this site (including but not limited to the purchase of SKILLS R US products) shall be in the Province where SKILLS R US head offices are located. Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to the site (including but not limited to the purchase of SKILLS R US products or services) must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises.
SKILLS R US’s failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these terms and conditions shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any of these terms and conditions. SKILLS R US may assign its rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice to you.
Use of Site
Harassment in any manner or form on the site, including via e-mail, chat, or by use of obscene or abusive language, is strictly forbidden. Impersonation of others, including a SKILLS R US or other licensed employee, host, or representative, as well as other members or visitors on the site is prohibited. You may not upload to, distribute, or otherwise publish through the site any content which is libellous, defamatory, obscene, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, illegal, or otherwise objectionable which may constitute or encourage a criminal offence, violate the rights of any party or which may otherwise give rise to liability or violate any law. You may not upload commercial content on the site or use the site to solicit others to join or become members of any other commercial online service or other organization.
Participation Disclaimer
SKILLS R US does not and cannot review all communications and materials posted to or created by users accessing the site, and is not in any manner responsible for the content of these communications and materials. You acknowledge that by providing you with the ability to view and distribute user-generated content on the site, SKILLS R US is merely acting as a passive conduit for such distribution and is not undertaking any obligation or liability relating to any contents or activities on the site.
However, SKILLS R US reserves the right to block or remove communications or materials that it determines to be (a) abusive, defamatory, or obscene, (b) fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading, (c) in violation of a copyright, trademark or; other intellectual property right of another or (d) offensive or otherwise unacceptable to SKILLS R US in its sole discretion.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless SKILLS R US, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors and suppliers (collectively the “Service Providers”) from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from any violation of these terms and conditions or any activity related to your account (including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or any other person accessing the site using your Internet account.
The SKILLS R US site and all content are provided on an “as is” basis. The contents of the site, such as text, graphics, images, information obtained from SKILLS R US’s licensors, and other material contained on the SKILLS R US site (“Content”) are for informational purposes only and do not constitute advice. The user is encouraged to consult with a professional advisor before acting on any information or content appearing on or transmitted through SKILLS R US’s web site. Nothing on the site shall be construed as an offer by SKILLS R US to the user, but merely an invitation to do business.
Third-Party Links
In an attempt to provide increased value to our visitors, SKILLS R US may link to sites operated by third parties. However, even if the third party is affiliated with SKILLS R US, SKILLS R US has no control over these linked sites, all of which have separate privacy and data collection practices, independent of SKILLS R US. These linked sites are only for your convenience and therefore you access them at your own risk. Nonetheless, SKILLS R US seeks to protect the integrity of its web site and the links placed upon it and therefore requests any feedback on not only its own site, but for sites it links to as well (including if a specific link does not work).
User Content
You agree that you will not upload or transmit any communications or content of any type to any public areas that infringe or violate any rights of any party. By submitting communications or content to SKILLS R US, you agree that such submission is non-confidential for all purposes.
If you make any submission to a public area or if you submit any business information, idea, concept or invention to SKILLS R US by email, you automatically grant-or warrant that the owner of such content or intellectual property has expressly granted SKILLS R US a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, world-wide nonexclusive license to use, reproduce, create derivative works from, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform, and display the communication or content in any media or medium, or any form, format, or forum now known or hereafter developed. If you wish to keep any business information, ideas, concepts or inventions private or proprietary, do not submit them to the site or to SKILLS R US by email. We try to answer every email in a timely manner, but are not always able to do so.
You agree to only post or upload Media (like photos, videos or audio) that you have taken yourself or that you have all rights to transmit and license and which do not violate trademark, copyright, privacy or any other rights of any other person. Photos or videos of celebrities and cartoon or comic images are usually copyrighted by the owner.
By uploading or submitting any media on the SKILLS R US site, you warrant that you have permission from all persons appearing in your media for you to make this contribution and grant rights described herein. Never post a picture or video of or with someone else unless you have their explicit permission.
It is strictly prohibited to upload media of any kind that contain expressions of hate, abuse, offensive images or conduct, obscenity, pornography, sexually explicit or any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable law or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms and Conditions or the Privacy Policy.
You agree that you will not upload any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or this web site.
By uploading any media like a photo or video, (a) you grant SKILLS R US a perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, copy, print, display, reproduce, modify, publish, post, transmit and distribute the media and any material included in the media; and (b) you certify that any person pictured in the submitted media (or, if a minor, his/her parent/legal guardian) authorizes SKILLS R US to use, copy, print, display, reproduce, modify, publish, post, transmit and distribute the media and any material included in such media; and (c) you agree to indemnify SKILLS R US and its affiliates, directors, officers and employees and hold them harmless from any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising from the media and/or your failure to comply with these the terms described in this document.
SKILLS R US reserves the right to remove any media for any reason, at any time, without prior notice, at our sole discretion.
Competitions & Give-aways
Unless otherwise stated on a competition page, all competitions rules and conditions below apply:
- All entries are permitted via SKILLS R US websites or channels only.
- South African residents, over the age of 18 are eligible to enter.
- Each competition states the closing date, prize value and number of winners. Users should check their account for winning notices and have up to 30 days to claim their prize or it may be forfeited.
- Entries are made by registering with accurate personal details and completing the required forms and questions as required.
- One entry per competition allowed per person. Multiple entries by a single person will result in disqualification.
- All entry details, images submitted etc. become SKILLS R US’s property and may be used by SKILLS R US as marketing material.
- Winners are determined automatically and randomly.
- Please ensure that all personal information is completed accurately. We may disqualify an entry should any of the information prove incorrect. Furthermore, entrants give SKILLS R US permission to communicate with them via any channels.
- SKILLS R US reserves the right to edit any material and information submitted, in addition to extending a competition’s closing date.
- Prizes are not transferable and may not be exchanged for cash or any other prize.
- SKILLS R US’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
- No employees and immediate family of SKILLS R US or the competition’s prize sponsors may enter.
- By entering SKILLS R US’s competitions, each entrant agrees to abide by all the rules. SKILLS R US reserves the right to disqualify an entry without notice.
- SKILLS R US shall not be held responsible for the usability and warranty/guarantee of prizes issued or loss of physical or digital vouchers which have subsequently been used by an unauthorised party. Winners are required to contact the prize sponsors for assistance with this regard.
- Participants enter or take part in competitions and give-aways at their own risk and SKILLS R US bears no responsibility for any loss, damage or harm suffered as a result of participation.
- SKILLS R US’s competition rules, terms & conditions and formats may change without notice.
E-mail Disclaimer (as linked from sender)
This e-mail and any attachments are proprietary to SKILLS R US and/or any of its subsidiaries. It is confidential, may be legally privileged and is protected by law.
The content of this e-mail message may contain personal views of the author/sender of this communication and may not necessarily reflect the views or policies of SKILLS R US.
The person/s or entity/s addressed in this e-mail is/are the intended sole recipient/s. If this e-mail has reached you in error, please:
- Notify the sender of this error and delete this communication immediately;
- Do not read, disclose or use the content of this e-mail in any way whatsoever;
- Do not copy, distribute or take action in reliance of the contents of this information. Doing so is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful.
SKILLS R US and/or any of its subsidiaries is neither liable for the proper or complete transmission of the information contained in this communication nor for any delays in its receipt.
Under no circumstances shall SKILLS R US and/or the author/sender of this communication be liable to any person or entity for any damages whatsoever, whether direct or consequential damages that arise out of this e-mail message. Neither SKILLS R US nor the author/sender of this e-mail message represent or guarantee the accuracy of this e-mail message and does not accept any liability whatsoever for any damages directly or indirectly arising out of the furnishing to the recipient (whether the intended recipient or not) or the use made by such recipient (whether the intended recipient or not) of the information set out in this communication.
Details pertaining to the author/sender of this e-mail message or the content of this email or any of its attachments, may not be used, published, copied or disclosed for any purpose whatsoever without the written permission of SKILLS R US or the author/sender.
Consumer Protection Act (CPA)
South African CPA laws shall supersede any SKILLS R US terms and conditions which conflict with the act or any other laws in the Republic of South Africa.
SKILLS R US’s Contact Information – Telephone: +27 82 063 3617 | Email: info@skillsrus.co.za | Physical address: 151 Linden, Street, Augustus, Sandton, 2196